Law optional strategy video and some notes

Hello everyone.

I am sharing below my Law optional strategy video and some notes I made. A few things to keep in mind about my notes:

1. I made these notes before prelims, during the throughout the year strategy. Therefore, you will see that on most topics, the notes are very comprehensive with a lot of case laws and sections. In reality, it wouldn’t be possible to remember all of it. But I made it so detailed so that I could at least try to remember as much as I could till December 2022.

2. You will also see that the first few pages consist of current affairs and some quotes. I used to compile a list of case laws from Livelaw, and even the newspapers at times. I would also like to thank DeFacto IAS for their current affairs weekly updates that I used to read from time to time.

3. Most of these notes have been made from the sources that I’ve mentioned before. I’ve also taken help from the internet and the free resources available from various institutes.

4. Some of the topics are missing from these notes. That is because I must’ve thought I’d do them later (after prelims).

5. Now, in between prelims and mains, I focused a LOT on answer writing instead. My notes then are neither organized, neat, or eligible so I’m afraid I won’t be able to share them. But that is when I truly internalized these answers. As I’ve mentioned in my strategy video, I used to study for 10-12 hours in between Prelims and Mains, out of which I would dedicate 4-6 hours to Optional, most of which I’d spend on answer writing.

For those people who have law optional, I hope you find these notes helpful. Having them compiled in one place was very helpful for me. And for those who are giving Mains this year with Law Optional, all the very best to you!